In the United States, the demand for kidneys has reached a critical point. Each year, approximately 125,000 patients are diagnosed with kidney failure, yet only a fraction—around 22,000—receive life-saving transplants (McCormick & Held, 2023)....
1. Acknowledgements This research was supported by the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, the Glaxo Foundation, and the Burroughs Welcome Fund. I would like to thank Dr. Kim Monahan for guiding me...
Is enduring cancer a preferable tradeoff for chronic, severe pain? Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that causes extreme joint pain and inflammation. Treatment options for this disorder are methotrexate, an immunosuppressant drug, and...
What do clips of Bob Ross painting and the repetitive snipping noises of the hairdresser’s scissors have in common? For most people, these would appear to be two completely random and unrelated concepts. However,...
Abstract Infectious disease is a part of the human existence, a necessary experience which is shared by people from all walks of life. In the developed world, illnesses such as the common cold...
Abstract Although written a century ago, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is not far off from the ideas some scientists have for modern medicine. Regenerative medicine, also known as tissue engineering, could be one of...
Abstract Pharmacists are beginning to practice Medication Therapy Management (MTM), which is when they meet one-on-one with patients to clarify their medication plan. This paper explores how pharmacists could become just as important...
Abstract The stigmatization of women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in South Africa is a key factor to isolating them from the rest of society and undermining the...
Abstract Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an incurable disease that kills most of its subjects by their early twenties. This paper examines the need for funding and research of rare diseases like DMD....
Abstract Malaria has largely been defeated around the world, but there are still thousands of people who die from the disease every year in sub-Saharan Africa. Cultural perceptions about malaria are preventing the...
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